Station may refer to:

Agriculture

Station (Australian agriculture) In Australia and New Zealand, a station is a large landholding used for producing livestock, predominantly cattle or sheep, that needs an extensive range of grazing land. The owner of a station is called a pastoralism, pastoralist or a wikt ...

, a large Australian landholding used for livestock production *

Station (New Zealand agriculture) A station or run, in the context of New Zealand agriculture, is a large farm dedicated to the grazing of sheep and cattle. The use of the word for the farm or farm buildings date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The owner of a station is call ...

, a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle **

Cattle station In Australia and New Zealand, a cattle station is a large farm ( station is equivalent to the American ranch), the main activity of which is the rearing of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a '' grazier''. The largest cattle stati ...

, a cattle-rearing station in Australia or New Zealand **

Sheep station A sheep station is a large property ( station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or sout ...

, a sheep-rearing station in Australia or New Zealand

Communications

Radio communication station A radio communication station is a set of equipment necessary to carry on communication via radio waves. Generally, it is a receiver or transmitter or transceiver, an antenna, and some smaller additional equipment necessary to operate them. They ...

, a radio frequency communication station of any kind, including audio, TV, and non-broadcast uses **

Radio broadcasting station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

, an audio station intended for reception by the general public **

Amateur radio station An amateur radio station is a radio station designed to provide radiocommunications in the amateur radio service for an amateur radio operator. Radio amateurs build and operate several types of amateur radio stations, including fixed ground st ...

, a station operating on frequencies allocated for ham or other non-commercial use **

Broadcast relay station A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater ( two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or tr ...

Ground station A ground station, Earth station, or Earth terminal is a terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft (constituting part of the ground segment of the spacecraft system), or reception of radio waves fr ...

(or Earth station), a terrestrial radio station for extraplanetary telecommunication with satellites or spacecraft **

Television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's s ...

* Courier station, a relay station in a

courier A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

system ** Station of the ''

cursus publicus The ''cursus publicus'' (Latin language, Latin: "the public way"; , ''dēmósios drómos'') was the state mandated and supervised courier and transportation service of the Roman Empire, the use of which continued into the Eastern Roman Empi ...

'', a state-run courier system of the Roman Empire *

Station (networking) In IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) terminology, a station (abbreviated as STA) is a device that has the capability to use the 802.11 protocol. For example, a station may be a laptop, a desktop PC, PDA, access point or Wi-Fi phone. An STA may be fixed, mobile ...

, a device capable of using the IEEE 802.11 networking protocol *

Google Station Google Station was a Google service that allowed partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places by providing software and advice on hardware to turn fiber connections into Wi-Fi. It was only implemented in India and Indonesia but in March ...

, a public WiFi service

Geography

Gauging station A stream gauge, streamgage or stream gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water. Hydrometric measurements of water level surface elevation ("stage") and/or vo ...

, or stream gauge, a location along a river or stream used for gauging or other measurements *

Hill station A hill station is a touristic town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The English term was originally used mostly in Western imperialism in Asia, colonial Asia, but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by ...

, a town which is high enough to be relatively cool in summer, mostly in colonial Asia and Africa

Infrastructure

Charging station A charging station, also known as a charge point, chargepoint, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a power supply electrical device, device that supplies electrical power for recharging plug-in electric vehicles (including batter ...

, a device or location that supplies electric energy for recharging electric vehicles *

Filling station A filling station (also known as a gas station [] or petrol station []) is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold are gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel. Fuel dispensers are used to ...

, a facility for refilling a vehicle with liquid fuel * Fire station or firehouse, a base for firefighters * Police station, a base for police officers * Research station, an often remote place where scientific research is conducted * Weather station. a place where meteorological readings are taken

Military and government

* Diplomatic mission or station, where a diplomatic/consular official (or mission) is posted * Military base * Naval air station, an airbase of the United States Navy * Royal Air Force station * Royal Naval Air Station * Station (frontier defensive structure)

Music, film, and entertainment

* Station (album), ''Station'' (album), by the band Russian Circles * Station (1981 film), ''Station'' (1981 film), a Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata * Station (2014 film), ''Station'' (2014 film), a Hindi thriller released in India * Station (TV series), ''Station'' (TV series), an Armenian TV series * Station.com, a game portal operated by Sony Online Entertainment * Stations (film), ''Stations'' (film), a 1983 Canadian film directed by William D. MacGillivray * SM Station, a South Korean digital music channel operated by S.M. Entertainment * Station, a fictional alien character in the 1991 film ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' * "Station", a song from the album ''Shame, Shame'' by Dr. Dog * "Stations", a song from the album ''Churn (Shihad album), Churn'' by the band Shihad

Places

* Station, California, former name of Laws, California * Station, California, former name of Zurich, California * La Station, a community centre in Montreal, originally designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Transport

* Bus station * Metro station or subway station, a transit rail station * Station (roller coaster), the place guests load a roller coaster train * Train order station, a control point at which trains can be stopped and controlled * Train station, also known as railway station or railroad station * Tram stop, a tram, streetcar, or light rail station

Other uses

* Station, one of the four Baseball_field#Bases_and_baselines, bases on a baseball field * Station, a term for social status or official rank, based on one's position and prestige in society * Station, in childbirth, the childbirth#Vaginal birth, position of the baby in the birth canal * Stations of the Cross, in Western Christian churches, a series of depictions of Jesus on the day of his crucifixion